PAINTINGS & MIXED MEDIA / ROLAND MARCH

Color.
Character.

Painted figures, desert landscapes, and surfaces that reach beyond the canvas. Roland brought his eye for unexpected materials into a world of vivid color and character.

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09 SELECTED WORKS
FROM THE ROLAND MARCH ARCHIVE

Portrait in a fragmented frameView in full
01Portrait in a fragmented frameFrom the Roland March archive

The paintings

Nine works / A closer look

Jacqueline Picasso in ArizonaView in full
02Jacqueline Picasso in ArizonaAcrylic on canvas · 2006
Portrait with a question markView in full
03Portrait with a question markFrom the Roland March archive
Two profilesView in full
04Two profilesFrom the Roland March archive

PAINTING & ASSEMBLAGE

Beyond the surface.

Desert, flowers & a skullView in full
05Desert, flowers & a skullFrom the Roland March archive

A skull and corrugated metal meet a painted desert. The interest in objects that shaped his sculpture also finds its way into the picture.

SHE who must be obeyedView in full
06SHE who must be obeyedMixed media · 2014 · 30 × 36 inches
Figure beneath a silver archView in full
07Figure beneath a silver archFrom the Roland March archive
Portrait with the name SharaView in full
08Portrait with the name SharaFrom the Roland March archive
Figure with a bird and an open cageView in full
09Figure with a bird and an open cageFrom the Roland March archive

Jacqueline Picasso in Arizona and SHE who must be obeyed are identified in the accompanying family photographs. Their titles, dates, and materials follow those captions. The other labels describe the images.

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ANOTHER SIDE OF THE WORK

Objects with
another life.

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